5 Exciting Four Wheel Drive Only Road Trips in Australia

If you are planning an adventurous outback holiday in Australia, then plan a road trip to one of these 5 four wheel only destinations. If the idea of a rugged outback holiday is exciting to you, then you will love any of these remote destination road trips. Proceed to the nearest Budget Trucks location where Read more about 5 Exciting Four Wheel Drive Only Road Trips in Australia[…]

Top 11 FIFA Countries To Backpack In From My Round the World Journey

Top 11 Countries To Backpack In From My Round the World Journey

“Travel the world and the seven seas. Everybody’s looking for something” – Eurythmics. As the debate over countries can get ridiculous and I even argue with my family and best friends over what is a real country and what is not, I thought I’d do a few separate articles on my round the world journey. Now Read more about Top 11 Countries To Backpack In From My Round the World Journey[…]

5 Places to Stay in Queensland, Australia with access to the Great Barrier Reef

  One of the 7 natural wonders of the world, and certainly a bucket list adventure, the Great Barrier Reef is one of those places that you must see if you are on holiday in Australia. The best way to access the Great Barrier Reef is by taking excursions out from one of the five Read more about 5 Places to Stay in Queensland, Australia with access to the Great Barrier Reef[…]

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Backpacking in Australia: Top 5 Sights in Canberra

As the six year mark on my last few days in Australia hit home this week, it is time to reflect on one of my favourite cities in Australia – the capital city itself. Canberra. Aside from my time exploring Sydney, the Blue Mountains and serving schooners in Parramatta, we next headed to Canberra for Read more about Backpacking in Australia: Top 5 Sights in Canberra[…]

Backpacking in Australia: Textbook Top 5 Sights in Sydney

Sometimes when you are backpacking through endless cities and countries, you end up in a totally popular tourist spot and rather than whack out a guidebook or look for off the wall places, you just want to do the obvious. You want to tick off a “textbook top 5 sights” and that’s exactly what I Read more about Backpacking in Australia: Textbook Top 5 Sights in Sydney[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Top 10 Pub Crawls From My Travels So Far

As I just begin to plan a major pub crawl on a big reunion day with the lads in London during the World Cup, it’s a good moment to recollect the top 10 pub crawls from my travels, some I’ve told before on Don’t Stop Living, some I haven’t yet shared. These have been absolutely Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 10 Pub Crawls From My Travels So Far[…]

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Backpacking in Australia: 5 Areas To Explore On Your Magical Melbourne Journey

Melbourne is one of the most livable cities in the world. It has been consistently voted as a great place to work and play, and with good reason. It seems like there’s a new bar opening up every five seconds, and with so many options to fill your days, it’s a bit of a playground Read more about Backpacking in Australia: 5 Areas To Explore On Your Magical Melbourne Journey[…]

Backpacking in New Zealand: My Top 20 Memories

“You’ll never see the end of the road when you’re travelling with me ” – Neil Finn (Crowded House). Looking at the 2,000 plus posts still to be converted from my written notebook to this website, I noticed that New Zealand occupies a bigger chunk of them than I expected so condensing is required. My two visits (2007, Read more about Backpacking in New Zealand: My Top 20 Memories[…]